현대
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 現代, from 現 (“now”) + 代 (“age”)Category:Sino-Korean words.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈçɘ(ː)ndɛ] ~ [ˈçɘ(ː)nde̞]Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#현대Category:Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable#현대
- Phonetic hangul: [현(ː)대/현(ː)데]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hyeondae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeondae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏndae |
| Yale Romanization? | hyēntay |
Noun
현대 • (hyeondae) (hanja 現代)Category:Korean lemmas#현대Category:Korean nouns#현대Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#현대Category:Korean terms with redundant transliterations#현대Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#현대Category:Pages with entries#현대Category:Pages with 1 entry#현대
- contemporary (times); the modern age
Proper noun
현대 • (Hyeondae) (hanja 現代)Category:Korean lemmas#현대Category:Korean proper nouns#현대Category:Korean terms with redundant script codes#현대Category:Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#현대Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#현대Category:Pages with entries#현대Category:Pages with 1 entry#현대